Coleman Hughes interviews Curt on Consciousness, UFOs, and the Philosophy of Probability

Coleman sat down to interview Curt Jaimungal on "what is death?" and one of the deepest philosophical conundrums; the reference class problem. 

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LINKS MENTIONED:

- Coleman Hughes' channel / podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ColemanHughesOfficial

- Garry Nolan: https://youtu.be/g3bk1UXjKLI

- Salvatore Pais: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:20 Everything is quantum mechanical

00:04:24 Podcasts have replaced universities

00:06:49 What is going on with UFOs?

00:11:06 The skeptic strawmans by saying ""unidentified" therefore "aliens""

00:15:27 Are the sightings just "contagion"? 

00:21:44 Consciousness role in fundamental reality

00:24:51 The "hard problem" of consciousness

00:29:29 Consciousness' inherently mysterious quality

00:35:05 Life isn't what needs explaining. Death does.

00:49:24 Identity and the Self

00:55:53 The Reference Class problem

00:59:22 Will the Sun rise tomorrow? Issues in the philosophy of probability

01:04:05 Outtro with Coleman

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Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.

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